Guided food tours in Bologna worth your time, with operators we’d actually book.
Guided food tours in Bologna worth your time and money. operators we would actually book.
Route: Modena balsamic, Parma prosciutto, Reggio Parmigiano, lunch
Italian Days Food Experience in Bologna is the long-running food day tour to Modena for balsamic, Parma for prosciutto and Reggio Emilia for Parmigiano Reggiano, with a working-farm lunch.
Route: Quadrilatero salumeria walk, mortadella, tortellini
Taste Bologna runs the classic Quadrilatero food walk in Bologna with stops at Tamburini, Atti, Paolo Atti, Salumeria Simoni and a mortadella tasting at the salumi counter.
Route: Quadrilatero food walk, sfoglia pasta, mortadella, aperitivo
Devour Bologna runs the classic Quadrilatero food walk in Bologna with 6 tastings across salumi, sfoglia pasta, mortadella, gelato and an aperitivo with Lambrusco.
Route: Quadrilatero walk, sfoglia pasta workshop
Delicious Bologna runs the Quadrilatero food walk and sfoglia pasta workshop in Bologna with stops at the salumerie of Via Drapperie and a hands-on tortellini-folding lesson at the end.
Route: Pratello aperitivo walk, natural wine, salumi
Bologna Food Stories runs the Pratello aperitivo walk in Bologna with stops at the natural-wine bars, the small osterias and three tastings of mortadella, Parmigiano and Lambrusco.
Route: Markets walk with Mercato delle Erbe and Mercato di Mezzo
Fooditaly Bologna runs the markets walk in Bologna with stops at Mercato delle Erbe and Mercato di Mezzo, tastings of Parmigiano Reggiano, prosciutto di Parma, Lambrusco and mortadella.
Route: Modena acetaia visit and balsamic vinegar tasting
Italian Days Balsamic Tour runs the Modena acetaia visit from Bologna with stops at a traditional balsamic vinegar producer, a 12-year tasting and a Parmigiano Reggiano factory visit.
Peak food season in Bologna is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Bologna rewards trust.